GOG.com is a digital distribution platform – an online store with a curated selection of games, an optional gaming client giving you freedom of choice, and a vivid community of gamers.
All of this born from a deeply rooted love for games, utmost care about customers, and a belief that you should own the things you buy.

What is GOG.com about?

Hand-picking the best in gaming. A selection of great games, from modern hits to all-time classics, that you really shouldn’t miss.

GOG.com is a digital distribution platform – an online store with a curated selection of games, an optional gaming client giving you freedom of choice, and a vivid community of gamers.
All of this born from a deeply rooted love for games, utmost care about customers, and a belief that you should own the things you buy.

What is GOG.com about?

Hand-picking the best in gaming. A selection of great games, from modern hits to all-time classics, that you really shouldn’t miss.

In-game overlay

Choosing your features

Customize the Client to your needs by selecting features you want to use, for a personalised experience and no feature-creep.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES

Bandwidth limit & schedule

GOG Galaxy downloads as fast as it can, but sometimes you might want to limit that. And you can schedule limits too.

New chat

Rewritten from scratch, it lets you stay connected with friends when playing a game or when using the Client.

Out of beta

GOG Galaxy is out of beta - only new preview features will be beta limited.

Screenshots

Press F12 in games supporting in-game overlay to capture that epic moment.

New hibernation mode

On top of making GOG Galaxy even faster, auto-hibernation drastically reduces CPU usage when idle or playing games - to save your precious resources.

New settings window

Control and customise Client’s features from the new settings window.

FPS counter

Overlay includes frames per second counter to measure how well does the game perform on your glorious PC.

Achievement rarity

Whenever you unlock an achievement you will see how common or unique it is among GOG community.

Desktop notifications

Receive new messages, game invites or friend request notifications when in-game or when GOG Galaxy is in the background.

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GOG GALAXY

The gaming Client designed for a convenient purchasing, playing and updating games, as well as an online play between gaming platforms, GOG Galaxy is also built with optionality in mind, and a belief that you should own the games you buy.

Library features

Install & auto-update

Install any game with a single click, and GOG Galaxy will keep it always up to date. Optional bandwidth limiting and scheduling gives you additional control.

Cloud saves
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Never lose your progress again! Your saves will automatically backup to the Cloud and will stay synced between your computers. (supported games only)

Offline mode

It’s up to you when and how to play your games. GOG Galaxy will always work without an internet connection, and so will your GOG Galaxy installed games.

Rollbacks

Sometimes game updates break things. Thanks to the built-in Rollback feature, you can restore your game to prior states with just a single click.

Optional auto-updates

Don’t like being forced to update? In GOG Galaxy you can turn off auto-updating for any game and receive notifications when new updates are available.

Game features

Enriching games with additional features, online and offline.

Achievements & playtime

Unlock achievement laid out by the developers and track your playtime. Win bragging rights or just do it for the sake of your inner completionist.

In-game overlay
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See notifications, chat with friends or check how many FPS your glorious PC is pushing by pressing Shift+Tab in-game. (supported games only)

Screenshots
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For all overlay supported games, you can capture a screenshot to immortalise that epic moment - simply press F12 when the time is right.

Multiplayer & matchmaking

GOG Galaxy-powered multiplayer games offer matchmaking and online play. In new and classic games alike, meet other players and make friends... or enemies.

Crossplay

Crossplay-enabled games offer online play between GOG and Steam. Because where you buy your games shouldn't prevent you from playing with friends.

Community features

More ways to build friendships and stay in touch.

Friends list

Add people you like to your friends list. Keep track of their activities, see if they are online, what are they playing, start a new chat or invite them to a game.

Online chat
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No matter if your friends are playing a game, using GOG Galaxy or browsing GOG website, you can always chat with them. Stay connected!

Game inviting & joining

Enjoy playing games in good company? Invite friends from within the game, or join their games from GOG Galaxy Client. (supported games only)

More

Small details can sometimes make the biggest difference.

Choose your features
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GOG Galaxy is about freedom of choice. Not into achievements? Desktop notifications distract you? Adjust the Client to your needs and stay clutter-free.

Privacy

We deeply respect our users, so we’ve also built GOG Galaxy to respect your privacy. We don’t track your personal data... we don’t even look for it.

Notifications
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No matter if GOG Galaxy sleeps in the background or if you are playing a game, you won’t miss that new message, invite for a round of multiplayer or a friend request.

Constantly optimised

We believe that GOG Galaxy should be as lightweight as possible, and with every version we do our best to decrease its CPU footprint.

Always optional

Beyond all these features, GOG Galaxy will never be mandatory. And that’s great motivation for us - we want to make it so good, that you actually want to use it.

Common questions

1. Why create GOG Galaxy?

GOG Galaxy is as much about bringing the GOG.com experience up to modern par, as it is about offering completely new features and standards.
GOG Galaxy will make it possible for us to support new games that require online features, but it’s equally important to offer an even better experience to our existing users, and to support our community in seamlessly transitioning between our website, into games, and inbetween. We're introducing quality of life features and the means to stay connected whether you're in your browser, in the client, or in-game.
Most importantly, we want to redefine what it means to use a gaming client. Most GOG Galaxy functionality is optional and toggleable, but we also want to introduce a few features that you haven't seen before. Like rolling back patches.

2. Can I use GOG Galaxy to install and update every game on GOG.com?

Yes. You will be able to download and update every single game via GOG Galaxy - we call these the core features. Right now, a few games do not yet support the client - a list is available on our support pages. Our aim is to include support for every single game as soon as possible.

3. How can I tell which games offer specific Galaxy features?

Core features (like installing, updating, game time tracking) will be available in every single title. In-game and social features might not be, so we'll make sure that all supported features are listed clearly on a game's page.

4. Will games and patches be available for download via website and GOG Galaxy at the same time?

We will release all of our games simultaneously through GOG Galaxy and the website. Updates, however, can be more efficient in GOG Galaxy - it's largely the reason we made it. By automating the update process in the Client, we'll be able to get patches distributed quickly while we continue to manually package and test our standalone patchers. In short, we'll get the updates out as fast as possible through both channels - but we won't delay one on account of the other.

5. Where can I report bugs / feedback?

There are several channels that you can use:
Bug reports: Our http://mantis.gog.com will stay active, where we can directly interact with you to squash any issues.
Feature requests: We have a new wishlist section dedicated to requesting, and voting on, new features in GOG Galaxy.
General feedback: We encourage you to discuss GOG Galaxy on our forums, and we'll be monitoring the threads to gather feedback and new ideas.

6. Can I buy games via GOG Galaxy and access the forum? Can I forget about my browser and only use GOG Galaxy?

GOG Galaxy supports all of the current website functionality, that includes buying games through the client and participating in the forums. The GOG Galaxy client should work as a full replacement for the website if you want it to.

7. Does GOG Galaxy collect my personal information?

We respect your privacy, so does GOG Galaxy.
The client won't upload any more of your information than is necessary to function. For example, we will never scan more of your hard drive than you tell us to, and when we track your game-time, we will never upload the names of your system processes, let alone anything else. We save your playtime only. If you let us.
We do collect relevant system information for crash reports, that may include things like your installation directory. Crash reports are enabled by default, but you can always turn them off. If you want to make sure that we receive no information at all, the client can still function in offline mode. You can find more in-depth information in our privacy policy.

8. Will you still support GOG downloader? Will you develop it further?

We won't disable the GOG downloader on launch day, but we will no longer actively support it. The downloader may be affected as we continue updating our infrastructure, but we don't plan to disable it intentionally.

9. Will you release a Linux version of GOG Galaxy?

A Linux version of our client is planned eventually, but we don't have an expected release date right now. Stay tuned for future announcements!

10. Can we edit, modify, or tweak GOG Galaxy?

If you like to tinker, feel free to start building your own features or even entire clients compatible with GOG Galaxy, assuming you can figure things out right now. We won't actively work against attempts to improve the GOG Galaxy experience, although we can't promise not to break anything as we continue to develop our own tools and infrastructure.

11. I have a lot of games installed on my PC already. Will GOG Galaxy detect my games, or will I have to reinstall the entire library?

You can add your installed games to the Client. Games installed with our newer installers (available on the website for a few months now) will be detected automatically, older installations will require you to add the game manually.

13. Is GOG Galaxy truly optional?

GOG Galaxy is fully optional because you don’t need it to play games on GOG.com. If you want to, you can simply download your game via your browser, install it manually, and launch it offline, just like we've always done it on GOG.com. If you decide to use GOG Galaxy for some aspects of the convenience, you can still switch to offline mode at whim and play your games. Optional also means that all features in GOG Galaxy can be turned off. Not a fan of achievements or auto-updates? No problem, they're extras.

Made with love in Warsaw, Poland. Share your feedback or send bug report and help us to make GOG Galaxy even better.